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**Author:** [@leeg1979](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leeg1979)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/voice-alarms-through-ignition/8434 "2018-04-25T19:41:01Z")
Once a alarm is set in Ignition is it possible for a voice message to be played on the speakers that are attached to the computer? :laughing: --- ## [Double click on power table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-click-on-power-table/17824)
**Author:** [@Mr.K001](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mr.K001)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/double-click-on-power-table/17824 "2018-04-25T12:44:28Z")
Hi guys, I'm currently using the onDoubleClick extension function and it works wonderful, I was asked if it's possible to double click on different columns and get different results. I tried looking at it and tested a f… --- ## [Circular menu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/circular-menu/4514)
**Author:** [@mcarangelo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarangelo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/circular-menu/4514 "2018-04-25T01:48:50Z")
On my mobile clients, I can't use 2 finger zoom like I can with any other web page. I have to long press on the screen to get some sort of strange circular menu that I then switch between a hand and a pointer. Where is t… --- ## [Writing to Client tags in a client timer or gateway timer script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-client-tags-in-a-client-timer-or-gateway-timer-script/17821)
**Author:** [@mrogers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mrogers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-client-tags-in-a-client-timer-or-gateway-timer-script/17821 "2018-04-24T20:34:49Z")
Are there any quirks to the Client tags that make it difficult to write to them inside either a gateway timer or client timer script? This short script works in the script console but when we try to transition to either … --- ## [OPC UA vs Comm Protocols](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-vs-comm-protocols/17819)
**Author:** [@GreggCava](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GreggCava)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-vs-comm-protocols/17819 "2018-04-24T19:54:56Z")
We have an application where we need to pull data from remote devices, we are in the definition stage, since it will be a custom development in the device side, we can choose between using a device that supports a "mini"… --- ## [Abstract Tag Driver - how to known a device is disabled?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abstract-tag-driver-how-to-known-a-device-is-disabled/17816)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/abstract-tag-driver-how-to-known-a-device-is-disabled/17816 "2018-04-24T17:27:03Z")
Hi, I try to stop some task inside an abstract Tag driver when the device is disabled. But I don't find how to obtainthis information with the driver context ? --- ## [Query tag: Issue with string tags inserted](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-issue-with-string-tags-inserted/17817)
**Author:** [@tarigbadi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tarigbadi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-tag-issue-with-string-tags-inserted/17817 "2018-04-24T17:08:57Z")
I'm trying to retrieve the sum of hours of a certain type of operator logged entries (in the instance below it's resolved) from a DB using the date range components. So, I had start date & end date properties from date r… --- ## [How to access OPC XML-DA server in Ignition SCADA software?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-access-opc-xml-da-server-in-ignition-scada-software/17808)
**Author:** [@hughmeng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hughmeng)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-access-opc-xml-da-server-in-ignition-scada-software/17808 "2018-04-24T13:27:44Z")
Hi, It is my first time to develop a SCADA software. There is an OPC XML-DA server in the project. I found a Web Service module, which is provided by Sepasoft, a partner of Ignition. https://www.sepasoft.com/web-servi… --- ## [Script File List](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-file-list/17799)
**Author:** [@DavidWisely](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DavidWisely)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/script-file-list/17799 "2018-04-24T00:27:28Z")
Hello, From within a script, I would like to get a list of all the modules in the project. I can get all the imported modules using this: import sys for name, module in sys.modules.items(): if 'project' in name… --- ## [Drag and drop files between File Explorers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-files-between-file-explorers/17810)
**Author:** [@wainam.siu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wainam.siu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drag-and-drop-files-between-file-explorers/17810 "2018-04-23T22:13:39Z")
working on a project that needs the drag and drop function so that one can drag a file from one file explorer to another, saw a thread posted about similar scenario but don't know how to incorporate the droptarget() to c… --- ## [Can't write float/double tags below a given value?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-write-float-double-tags-below-a-given-value/17804)
**Author:** [@automatisation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/automatisation)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-write-float-double-tags-below-a-given-value/17804 "2018-04-23T14:00:03Z")
I'm trying to put a decimal(10,5) from a MySQL database to a Float4 or Float8 tag and as soon as my value is below 0.0001 (eg: 0.00002), the write can't complete. While trying stuff around, I also found a strange behav… --- ## [Delete ignition cache files in linux](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-ignition-cache-files-in-linux/17794)
**Author:** [@yehet73190](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yehet73190)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/delete-ignition-cache-files-in-linux/17794 "2018-04-21T03:15:41Z")
Hi! I’m running out of space in my disk drive and looking into deleting cache files. I found that one the files that’s taking up space are these: I dont want to cause any issues so I wanted to ask the experts, would i… --- ## [Table; Text in One Column, Tag in Another?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-text-in-one-column-tag-in-another/17792)
**Author:** [@aarvidson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aarvidson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-text-in-one-column-tag-in-another/17792 "2018-04-20T22:12:07Z")
Hi, just trying to make a simple table with the first column being text and the next column being a tag. This is just to display information in my SCADA, like this: I can get the tags into the table but I can’t figur… --- ## [XY chart domain key](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-domain-key/17748)
**Author:** [@carolineuchoa.estuda](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/carolineuchoa.estuda)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-domain-key/17748 "2018-04-20T18:58:38Z")
Hello. Is there a way I can plot 2 tags, one on the x-axis and the other on the y-axis (for example, Frequency x Temperature), without using Reporting Module? It seems I can just use timeseries charts when plotting his… --- ## [Trending data stored using system.tag.storeTagHistory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trending-data-stored-using-system-tag-storetaghistory/17788)
**Author:** [@AlThePal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AlThePal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trending-data-stored-using-system-tag-storetaghistory/17788 "2018-04-20T18:12:44Z")
I'm writing to the Ignition history tables using system.tag.storeTagHistory from a gateway timer script. This seems to work OK and I can interrogate the data using system.tag.queryTagHistory. What I can't do is trend a… --- ## [Using 3rd party Python Libraries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-3rd-party-python-libraries/17765)
**Author:** [@josh.kohut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/josh.kohut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-3rd-party-python-libraries/17765 "2018-04-20T15:31:18Z")
Hello, I am trying to parse a xlsx file in a script. I know there are various libraries which can do this but the one I was trying to use is openpyxl. I know Ignition supports 3rd party libraries by putting them into the… --- ## [SIEMENS driver Timers and Counters Config Error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-timers-and-counters-config-error/17775)
**Author:** [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-timers-and-counters-config-error/17775 "2018-04-20T15:10:39Z")
Can somebody explain to me, what I’m doing wrong: I want to read Timers and Counters from Siemens PLC S7-1500, but Ignition is always giving me Config error, no matter what I set in Tag Editor for Data Type. And the … --- ## [Alarm Status Table inside a Popup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-inside-a-popup/17780)
**Author:** [@addy.palit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/addy.palit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-status-table-inside-a-popup/17780 "2018-04-20T14:08:13Z")
Hi Everyone, i have created a UDT called Station for 4 such stations and i am trying to open a popup for each , that'll pass Station details and also Alarm Status Table inside the popup that show alarms that are specific… --- ## [Alarm-management-6-hazards-4-strategies](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-management-6-hazards-4-strategies/17785)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-management-6-hazards-4-strategies/17785 "2018-04-20T11:20:47Z")
--- ## [How-to-transition-from-traditional-to-digital-plant-floor-technologies](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-transition-from-traditional-to-digital-plant-floor-technologies/17784)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-transition-from-traditional-to-digital-plant-floor-technologies/17784 "2018-04-20T11:12:34Z")
--- ## [Remote tag provider update rate setting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tag-provider-update-rate-setting/17777)
**Author:** [@JMicky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JMicky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tag-provider-update-rate-setting/17777 "2018-04-19T19:05:20Z")
Hi, I have a hub and spoke configuration with the hub connecting to tags on the spokes using the gateway network remote tag providers. The status shows the bytes sent and received per second but I don't see where to c… --- ## [EasyChart weirdness](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-weirdness/17402)
**Author:** [@Brian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-weirdness/17402 "2018-04-19T16:43:52Z")
I was setting up an Easy Chart in manual mode to view specific periods of time in the past. I’m noticing that sometimes the chart isn’t drawn all the way to the right side. There’s data there, if you zoom in a bit. Th… --- ## [Get Window Parameters without opening the window](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-window-parameters-without-opening-the-window/17761)
**Author:** [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/get-window-parameters-without-opening-the-window/17761 "2018-04-19T15:18:06Z")
Hi all, Does anyone know of a function or script snippet to get the available parameters for a window WITHOUT opening the window? --- ## [Dataset - merge and sum equal cells](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-merge-and-sum-equal-cells/17771)
**Author:** [@Kleppe85](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kleppe85)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataset-merge-and-sum-equal-cells/17771 "2018-04-19T15:17:41Z")
Hi, I have a template repeater that is configured to work as a Queue planner. I do a SQL query against a database that returns a dataset to the template instance. These datasets contain “productName” and “consumption… --- ## [Multiple Workstation Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-workstation-question/17742)
**Author:** [@keith.hyder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keith.hyder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-workstation-question/17742 "2018-04-19T14:42:04Z")
Say I have a Production Line with 5 work stations. Each one has a different name. I have built one interface but I want to see the Workstation name in a text box when the user starts the client at their workstation. So o… --- ## [Launcher not connecting - wrong gateway address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launcher-not-connecting-wrong-gateway-address/17750)
**Author:** [@camatt3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/camatt3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/launcher-not-connecting-wrong-gateway-address/17750 "2018-04-19T05:19:53Z")
I am trying to access the Ignition designer/launcher remotely, using port-forwarding. Port-forwarding has been setup to forward ports 8088/8043 to the remote ignition gateway. I can access the gateway web interface by go… --- ## [Clients displaying login screen rather than launching project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-displaying-login-screen-rather-than-launching-project/17736)
**Author:** [@matt.turner80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matt.turner80)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clients-displaying-login-screen-rather-than-launching-project/17736 "2018-04-19T00:13:37Z")
Issue came up this morning where any user is not able to login. Checked AD and acct wasn't locked. Restarted the client and it goes to the login screen rather than opening into the project like normal. Gateway is good… --- ## [Transaction group update multiple rows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-update-multiple-rows/17751)
**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-group-update-multiple-rows/17751 "2018-04-18T21:39:48Z")
Hi, I've been going around in circles trying to get this working with transaction groups, but i'm not sure its possible with how they are designed to work. I have a table of Maintenance tasks, with the following column… --- ## [Cannot see Ignition OPC-UA Server in designer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-see-ignition-opc-ua-server-in-designer/17746)
**Author:** [@richard.d.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richard.d.white)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cannot-see-ignition-opc-ua-server-in-designer/17746 "2018-04-18T20:59:26Z")
Hello - I would appreciate anyone’s advice here! I am trying to get our evaluation version of Ignition to connect to Modbus TCP via the built-in Ignition OPC-UA Server. I am able to connect to the controller successful… --- ## [Tag data access from external softwares](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-access-from-external-softwares/17753)
**Author:** [@lari.vaananen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lari.vaananen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-data-access-from-external-softwares/17753 "2018-04-18T18:50:58Z")
I haven't got clear answer for how Ignition should provide tag data for external softwares. OPC UA is just a driver, not provider for ignition tags, I guess, as written in topic http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ad… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1641) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md?page=1643)